Ouroboros 

Ouroboros - Acrylic, nails, ply NZ$15000 €9000

Ouroboros - detail

   Ouroboros - acrylic, plywood, nails, bottlecaps

A strata of forgotten artefacts spliced into a design to weave consciousness with unconsciousness.  ​
     Discarded flattened bottle tops are like tumbled rocks, worn down over time to become tactile and smooth edged. Pre-flattened tops can be found anywhere from Wellington to Potosi. A device of convenience conveniently cast off. Whether by wheels or feet this small object is anonymously crushed, forgotten, transformed and then finally, found.  
     The artwork's substrate replete with painted spots corresponds with the conscious​ ​mind. This foundation is deliberate and aware then temporarily eclipsed by neglected pseudo-circles. These caps collectively represent unconscious processes; sandwiched here between veneers of intention. From the front of the work nails determinedly pierce through the bottle tops to reconnect the principles of the interior with the exterior. An internal layer of  ‘unknowing’  connected with 'knowable'. Here Ouroboros is an infinity symbol overlapping itself.                                  

Contradiction

Contradiction - acrylic, nails, bottlecaps on ply SOLD

Contradiction 
Thought versus thoughtlessness
Discarded and collected
Order and disorder
Intentioned and unintentional

Crab 

Mangrove Crab SOLD

A Mangrove crab uses its mouth parts to filter nutrients from the mud. Here we are facing the crab as it feeds.

Oxbow

Oxbow Shield - acrylic,nails on ply 1210mm x 700 SOLD

Oxbow is a small lake left from a bend in a river that has since changed course. The oxbow is a memory.

Oxbow - detail